Wax painting art

Alicia Tormey🔹Artist & Creative Guide on Instagram: "Yes…it’s true… I paint with wax. And…nope…it’s not going to melt. Encaustic paint does contain beeswax as the base, but it also contains Damar resin, which is a natural tree gum that increases the hardness, clarity, and overall melting temperature of the paint. So even though encaustic is a wax based paint, it’s incredibly durable. #encaustic #encausticpainting #encausticartist #encausticart #paintingtechniques #shellacburn"

By Kellie Day in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials I’ve always been fascinated by encaustic art and the eerie, soft look it has. All those layers of wax are incredibly intriguing, and up until recently, were a complete mystery to me as to how they were created. Just to give you an example, here’s a close-in detail of an encaustic piece entitled Fire Divided by encaustic artist and teacher Shawna Moore. Amazing, isn’t it? So smoky and soft, and textured! For those […]

This was fun to do. The technique using wax resist in watercolor is similar in concept to batiking. The wax resists the paint and lets the paper show through. The wax is not removed from the paper,…

The addition of cold wax completely transforms the oil painting experience. Add cold wax to oil paint to thicken the consistency and give a matte, velvety finish. Retain brush strokes on the canvas and speed up drying time for a more expressive feel to the oil painting process. #coldwaxpainting #coldwax #coldwaxmedium #coldwaxoilpaint #coldwaxart #impasto #texturepainting #oilpaintingmediums #oilpaintingtechniques #oilpainting #expressivepainting #expressionistpainting #arttutorials

Artist Dylan Gebbia-Richards creates three-dimensional, multicolored paintings that look like they’ve been created by an otherworldly volcanic eruption.

Discover this exciting, versatile medium and explore the many ways you can incorporate it into your own process. This introductory class – first in a series – introduces the basics of working with cold wax medium and oil paint, and is a great foundation to build upon to move on to more advanced techniques. In this class we will cover: • What Is Cold Wax? • Substrates & Supports • Basic Tools & Supplies • Mixing Cold Wax with Oil Paint • Applying the Mixture to Substrates • Mark-making…

Wax Canvas Art: You know that old bin of mismatched broken crayons you have lying around? I'm going to show you how you can have fun with them again, while turning them into an awesome customized decoration or gift. The idea for melting crayons onto canvas is not …

Enhance your cold wax and oil paintings with alcohol inks and cold wax medium. This technique brings a beautiful combination of transparency and textures to add interest to your paintings.